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St-Leonard, New Brunswick

Saint-Léonard
Ville de Saint-Léonard
Town
Skyline of Saint-Léonard
Coat of arms of Saint-Léonard
Coat of arms
Saint-Léonard is located in New Brunswick
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
Location of Saint-Léonard in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.1625°N 67.925°W / 47.1625; -67.925
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Parish Saint-Léonard
Settled 1789
Town Status 1920
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Restigouche-La-Vallée
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Mayor Carmel St-Amand
 • Deputy Mayor Kenneth Akerley
 • Councillors
Area
 • Total 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation 150 to 171 m (492 to 561 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 987
 • Density 258.3/km2 (669/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11 Decrease0.7%
 • Census Ranking 1,705 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s) E7E
Area code(s)
Dwellings 574
Median Income* $33,285 CDN
NTS Map 021O04
GNBC Code DAADY
Website www.saint-leonard.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.

It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard-Van Buren Bridge.

Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.

The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.

On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.

Saint-Léonard, 1918

Saint-Leonard railroad station

It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.

Population trend

Mother tongue language (2006)

Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.16250°N 67.92500°W / 47.16250; -67.92500 (St. Leonard)


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